Weeks of running the air conditioner on high equals a high electric bill for most Arkansans who will need to make budget adjustments to pay the power company… As part of the initial corporate donation, McDonald presented a $130,000 check to the Arkansas Energy...
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) announces that Carol Brocato, of Helena-West Helena, has received an award being provided by Southern Bancorp. Brocato is the 2011 recipient of the Southern Bancorp – Sarah Beth Taylor...
…For example, in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, where 40 percent of the population is below the poverty level, the area is reportedly on the upswing in a big way, with credit going to nonprofit partners such as Southern Bancorp Capital, the Walton Family...
…Southern Bancorp, a rural development bank with a Helena subsidiary, took action in 2003 by leading the effort to create a comprehensive strategic plan. Since then, Helena has made slow but steady progress.
…After decades of a dwindling population and an ailing economy, Helena-West Helena, a Mississippi River town of around 15,000, has experienced a renewal. Perhaps no one is more responsible for this renaissance than Joe Black, the president of Southern Bancorp...
Sporting an emerald polo shirt and a sable mustache, the bank executive reclines in his desk chair until it creaks. His right leg, bent at a 90-degree angle, rests on his left. His head is cocked back, supported by interlocked palms. Joe Black is relaxing, and...
A group of Clark County residents are working to establish a farmers and artisans market in Arkadelphia that would attract customers looking for locally grown produce and handmade items…. “Each class chooses a project, and the idea for a farmers market in...
“We have so much to offer here in Helena-West Helena,” commented Julia Nordsieck, Community Development Officer for Southern Bancorp last year as she described the River Park improvements that were discussed at a Rotary appearance. Twenty-one interpretative...
When members of the Arkadelphia High School Class of 2011 received their diplomas in May, a record number of seniors said they were bound for college as the first students to receive the benefit of the Arkadelphia Promise scholarship, which pledges to pay for tuition...
A million-dollar grant awarded to the state of Arkansas may leave some the state’s residents increasing their lifetime earnings by more than $1.2 million each. The award, announced Tuesday by Gov. Mike Beebe, is financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is...
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